PSV Eindhoven will host Sturm Graz in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League third qualification round on Tuesday.
PSV Eindhoven will host Sturm Graz in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League third qualification round at the Philips Stadion on Tuesday. The Philips Stadion is the home of PSV Eindhoven. Both teams finished second in their domestic league last term. Although the visitors are relatively less experienced at the continental level. PSV has prior European experience.
Life under Ruud van Nistelrooy at PSV was ostensibly all well and good for the Eindhoven giants last term. The former Manchester United striker led the Lightbulbs to a KNVB-Beker and Dutch Super Cup double. However, with just one game remaining in the domestic campaign, Van Nistelrooy surprisingly announced his resignation due to a lack of perceived support. Now under the wing of Dutchman Peter Bosz PSV has at least started the post-Van Nistelrooy era in an ideal fashion. PSV denied Feyenoord another slice of silverware in the Dutch Super Cup. However, the Lightbulbs have failed to make it big in the biggest stage of the European tournament.
Over in Austria, the Red Bull Salzburg juggernaut often proves too powerful to be stopped. And even though Sturm gave it their best shot last time around, Die Schwoazn were forced to accept as runners-up 22/23 season. Pushing their domestic title charge to one side, Sturm Graz has aspirations of a first Champions League group-stage appearance since the 2000-01 campaign. The Austrian side also made the proper tournament in the two seasons before that but failed to advance further on each occasion. Now, with things settling a bit back home, Die Schwoazn will look to change their fortunes in the champions league.
Benitez, Teze, Ramalho, Boscagli, Van Aanholt, Veerman, Sangare, Bakayoko, Til, Lang, De Jong
Scherpen, Gazibegovic, Affengruber, Wuthrich, Schengg, Hierlander, Gorenc Stankovic, Kiteishvili, Horvat, Wlodarczyk, Boving
| Opponents | Score |
| Feyenoord | 0-1 (W) |
| Forest | 1-0 (W) |
| Eindhoven | 3-1 (W) |
| Augsburg | 1-2 (W) |
| BW Linz | 1-2 (W) |
| Opponents | Score |
| LASK | 2-0 (W) |
| Austria Wien | 0-3 (W) |
| Strasbourg | 3-0 (L) |
| Klagenfurt | 2-7 (W) |
| Galatasaray | 2-0 (W) |
| Last match-results | Scoreline |
| PSV Eindhoven beat Sturm Graz | 2-0 |
| PSV Eindhoven beat Sturm Graz | 4-1 |
The UEFA Champions League Qualification match between PSV Eindhoven and Sturm Graz will occur at Philips Stadion on Wednesday at 12:00 am IST.
| PSV Eindhoven vs Sturm Graz | Key Details |
| Date | August 8 (Netherlands) |
| Venue | Philips Stadion |
| Kickoff time in Austria | 8:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in the Netherlands | 8:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:00 am |
The qualification matches of the UEFA Champions League can be watched on the official website of UEFA worldwide. Dutch fans can watch the game on Veronica TV. Fans of Austria can enjoy the game on ORF eins and ORF TVthek. However, there will be no telecast of this match in India.
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